sulphur dioxide

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sulphur dioxide

An atmospheric pollution that, in industrial areas, can reach levels of 200 micrograms per cubic metre, and has been associated with increased mortality both from respiratory causes such as asthma and bronchitis and from heart attacks.

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The spokesman reminded the food trade to comply with the law and not to sell fresh or chilled meat adulterated with sulphur dioxide. Members of the public should purchase meat from reliable market stalls or fresh provision shops.

Hong Kong : Two fresh beef samples found to contain sulphur dioxide

"We work closely with the Environment Agency and have in place an agreed plan to reduce sulphur dioxide levels at Stanlow.

Stanlow oil refinery exceeds sulphur dioxide standards 25 times in one day; Operators Essar insist SO2 levels have reduced by 48% since acquiring plant from Shell in 2011

Nevertheless, despite the easing of sulphur dioxide emission, Phivolcs said the volcano continues to show signs of continuing restiveness within.

Threat of destructive eruption remains for Mayon

The Clean AER project will cut down those emissions to between 20.000 and 25,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide per year.

Butting out the big smoke: Sudbury nickel miner said air emissions project more than half complete

Most of the sulphur dioxide on Venus is hidden below the planet's dense upper cloud deck, because the gas is readily destroyed by sunlight.

Venusian volcanoes may be spewing sulphur dioxide into its atmosphere

"Today's council decision on sulphur dioxide in marine fuels is an encouraging first step to clean up shipping emissions to air that cause 50,000 premature deaths every year in Europe," Antoine Kedzierski, shipping specialist at T&E campaign group, said.

EU agrees strict limits on sulphur belching ships

Since July 2004, Sri Lanka has encountered problems with a number of consignments of "Ceylon Cinnamon" exported to the European Communities on the grounds that consignments contained sulphur dioxide (SO2).

Use of Sulphur Dioxide in processing of Cinnamon - EU Accepts

As they enter the planets' upper atmospheres, they heat up to temperatures of approximately 1000 degrees Celsius, releasing gases including sulphur dioxide. Sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere forms aerosols, consisting of solid and liquid particles, which deflect sunlight away from the surface, making planets cooler.

Climates of Early Earth and Mars Rocked by Sugar-Grain Sized Meteorites

The spokesman said: "Individual meat traders have been found using sulphur dioxide to make the meat look fresher.

Hong Kong: Sulphur Dioxide Found in Meat Samples

Sulphur dioxide and sulphites are incorporated into many food products.

Replacing sulphites in food

The test exposes samples to salt spray within a corrosion test chamber that periodically doses the environment with sulphur dioxide gas.

Just add salt: the aggressive conditions that can be created in a test chamber offer a stiff test to products destined for use in corrosive environments

Innogy says the development is crucial to ensuring the plant meets strict European limits on sulphur dioxide emissions by 2008.